Bush 41 Endorses John McCain

Now that he endorses McCain, I shall vote for him now. President Bushs endorsement really sends it home for me.

Bush, Sr. raised G.W…..ENOUGH REASON NOT TO VOTE FOR HIS ENDORSEMENT!!!

Same smear tactics as G.W. Dubya Bush, same economic policies, same war policy (or worse) as “president” Bush.
I agree with previous post: If you love the last 7.5 years of malfeasance, failure, national decline, then you’ll love and vote for John McCain.
The twin pillars of this man’s (McCain’s) platform are: continued war and further bankruptcy. He is every bit as rigid as Bush and like Bush, he won’t listen to any advice. Worse than Bush, McCain has a terrible, hair-trigger temper that makes him dangerous around the nuclear trigger.
The ‘terrorists’ won’t need to come here and do anything. McCain will finish the destruction of America that George W. Bush started.

Seriously, you can stay the course with G.W. and his clones or vote for a future that does not have to include endless wars, bottomless deficits and no jobs.

Do not understimate the Bush family endorsing John McCain in this election.
Many Democrats and the media continue to underestimate President George W. Bush with his low approval rating, in helping McCain in this general election, and time will show their assumptions to be wrong.
President George W. Bush and his family will help to deliver Texas ELECTORAL VOTES without McCain having to spend time in TEXAS while getting a lot money from the oil industry.
George Bush is still the President of the US and is likely to hype the news during the campaign specially on strong Republican issues such as NATIONAL SECURITY and TERRORISM.
President Bush and the family along with Mr. McCain position in immigration may have an impact in Democrats losing a couple House members including the old Tom Delay seat in District 22nd with Barack Obama as the candidate.
Like in California Latino candidates in Texas are wise to support Hillary Clinton for President giving them more chances to win with better turn out in the general election.

A Bush endorsement in 2008 is the equivalent of a political kiss of death.
In 2008, all Bushes = Typhoid Mary.
And just watch how McCain will try to get Junior Bush to raise money for him — from the shadows and sidelines, of course! Don’t want to get too close!
The Dems are going to beat on the smug, volcanic-tempered, phony holier-than-thou McCain’s bones over a whole host of issues, flip-flops and bad decisions — including McCain’s deep participation in the “Keating 5″ savings and loan scandal….

Well said, JL. *Well said.*

George H.W. Bush endorsing John McCain would be like Ed Norton (the one on The Honeymooners, not the current actor) endorsing Ex Lax. Think about this: Bush 41 is offended that Bill Clinton suggested that he and Clinton would work together on a task force, then has the unmitigated gall to endorse John McCain, who has elevated political prostitution to a science? Feingold and Kennedy must surely be having themselves a three martini party over this one! My God, where have all the Reaganites gone? I think its time for a Conservative Party in America.

Mark, is it me or the “other Dan” you’re talking to. I’m not wearing blinders. I worked in the McCarthy and McGovern campaigns, and voted for Reagan in the 1980 election. Go figure. My Republican credentials are stellar. Which makes these moderate conservative wannabes even more personally revolting to me. If anyone is wearing blinders, it is the voters who are being led around by the nosering by the media and the machines of both major parties. And no, I am NOT a Ron Paul supporter. I think a Dream ticket (well, fantasy ticket maybe) would be a Paul/Kucinich ticket. What d’ya say?

dan…
Fault for the issues involved with the WMD issue can be found on both sides of the political fence – Dubya for stonewalling the country into thinking there was a ‘clear and present’ danger lurking in the sand dunes of the Middle East, and on the Congressional side for granting the Executive Branch of government ‘carte blanche’ on the Iraq issue.
The quotes don’t hold water with me…you need to come up with a better argument or supporting documentation…

“Bush” McCain is prepared to lead? Into total fiscal collapse? He says we’ll be in Iraq 100 years. Do the math: $265 Million per day X 365 days per year X 100 years. That’s leading, for sure, straight into the eternal pockets of the Carlyle Group and similar war-profiteers.

The very worst and the second worst presidents in recent history; why would anyone want their endorsement? Before you start making assumptions, I’m a TRUE Republican Conservative – before Neocon and Fanatical Christians hijacked our party! Republicans were honorable people.. once, long ago.

Hey, DW South Texas, are you aware of the mass killings that have occurred already, not to mention the ones that are occurring presently?
You probably aren’t, because the news doesn’t tell us what really happens over there, and I’m sure that’s what you base your faith in our government off of.

Bob —- I don’t know how the Republicans have destroyed the middle class? The last 8 years unemployment has averaged 5%. You can believe the rhetoric about how Republicans give “tax breaks for the rich” all you want, but that is just how the dems try yo divide our country for political means. The truth is that the top 10% of income earners pay almost 66% of all the income taxes. Ane the top 50% pay almost 97% of all income taxes. It seems as if the “poor” or those earning in the bottom 50% are being well taken care of. (Statistics from 2004 – AFTER the Bush tax cuts)

You see? they dont give a rats butt about their “conservative values”, they are whole heartedly backing a candidate that has ripped his own party leaders and opposed them on multiple agendas that the “conservatives” think are their party guidelines.
Instead of Huckabee who is far more conservative than McCain is. Period.
They only care about taking power for the sake of power and greed.
They turn their backs on their “values” and stand with someone opposite. And if McCain is willing to forego all the things he stood for before running for president, then he is a hippocrite, he is untrustworthy and has no integrity and honesty. Then theres another example of the man the GOP backs.
incredible they are so horrible as a party.

Posted by: Mark | Feb 18, 2008 1:34:44 PM — You have GOT to be kidding?
ALL legitimate statistics show that the Bush Taxcuts of 2001 and 2003 did ZERO for the economy and in fact made it worse because they put our country farther in debt with weakens the american dollor for spending and profits.
As well STATISTICS show that after the 2001-3 tax cuts, the Middle class and poor had their burden of paying for government services Increased more than in 2 decades since Reagan was in power because the “Rich” pay lower tax percents of their income than any other bracket other than the below the poverty line.
And Unemployment statistics were changed by the Bush administration in 2002 to no longer reflect citizens who were off unemployment insurance, as well they shortened the length of time you can receive unemployment.
During Clinton’s tenure, 22 million jobs were added, during Bush’s tenure so far, only a 3rd of that total has been accomplished, and thats with the longest war we have had other than Vietnam and the Revolutionary war.
Bush has mishandled everything, and failed to do anything that has been asked of him to help our nation, but instead has literally helped millionaires and billionaires increase their incomes by 10 fold, while the population of US citizens making only poverty wages or less, has increased every year since Bush has been president.

Ok the election of 2000 should remind you that every vote does count. Don’t get a defeatest attitude or the good people will not win. Be encouraged that there are younger new faces up there ready to take over and give us new direction. Change is good and needed sometimes. We all need to really think long and hard about all the lies we have been told and decide that a new direction is what we want and deserve. Why should our kids be fighting George Bush’s war when his girls are not even fighting it. That may sound like over symplyfing things but when it comes dwon to it it is the truth. If his girls were there he would certainly be finding a way for them.

Cindy sez:
” Kerry wan anything but honorable so dont go there!!!!!!!!”
Sorry Cindy, but anyone who volunteers for combat is certainly honorable in my book no matter what their politics may be. Given your statement about Kerry, I’d say that the “Swift Boating” campaign was successful in some quarters.
George W. Bush doesn’t deserve to breathe the same air as McCain, Cleland and Kerry.

FormerRpub — I dont know wher you got your figures, but mine came directly from goverment statistics. How can you say the “Rich” pay lower tax percents of their income than any other bracket? Back that up!!! Thats “talking points” from the left to get the lower class to feel like ONLY the dems are their friends… it’s hoooey!

But isn’t he “diminishing the role of an ex-president” to endorse a candidate? At least that’s what they say about Bill Clinton. Hypocrites.

bcindiana — you said ” why should our kids be fighting George Bush’s war when his girls are not even fighting it. This is a horrible statement on so many levels!!! First, we have an ALL-VOLUNTEER armed forces. If Bush’s girls, or CLINTON’S DAUGHTER decided that the military was not for them, I have no problem with that. But you are also implying that all parents of those in the military would automatically decide to “cut and run” to keep their kids from harm is very tacky and inaccurate.

dingodude — the “sound bite” used by the left concerning “BUSH LIED” was all about setting up the left’s POLITICAL future by suggesting that all of those democrats in congress were “DUPED” by Bush, that he faked evidence to get us committed into the war. If you don’t think the dems have always had as much access to “intel” leading up to the war, your crazy. They just tried to cover their hind ends, because they voted FOR the war and when it started to get unpopular, they thought it would be expedient to be against it as well. NOBODY in the mainstream media is now talking about the fact that the man who interrogated Saddam after his capture has said that Saddam admitted he was planniing to start up his WMD program again, including NUCLEAR weapons.

mark sez:
“But you are also implying that all parents of those in the military would automatically decide to “cut and run” to keep their kids from harm is very tacky and inaccurate.”
Tacky maybe, inaccurate no. GWB talked about sacrifice right after 9/11. If he’d truly meant that, he would have activated the draft so that there would have been enough (cheap) manpower for the occupation that was to follow the initial battle. I assure you that had parents known there might have been a chance that their offspring would spend time in a war zone, there would have been one heck of a lot more critical thinking applied to their support for war.
Speaking of sacrifice, GWB was also quite willing to borrow money on an appalling scale to finance his folly rather than have the American taxpayer/voter feel the economic pain. The move to keep the financial sacrifice of this war away from voters so that his party could stay in power has cost this nation dearly.

Two evil peas in a pod! What a great way to make even republicans vote for democrats!

I realize that the armed forces is a voluntary group. But you can not tell me that had parents known that their kids were going to be sent to fight this war that they would have been encouraging them to go be all that they could be. I am sorry if my other statement sounded tacky that is not how it was meant I feel badly for the parents that have sent their kids over there and they have not returned. But you need to see that the blame should be placed where it belongs. We all know we went for the wrong reasons and were lied to about it. We may not want to admit that our officials would do this to us but the truth is they did, now we need to go forward in a more positive direction and going with the Republicans is not going to accomplish that. We will just continue on a downward spiral with them in control.

We need to stay away from whomever Bushes endorse just like we would want to stay away from a terminal disease. Bushes have done enough damages to this country, we don’t need any more of it.

“It is a paradox that every dictator has climbed to power on the ladder of free speech. Immediately on attaining power each dictator has suppressed all free speech except his own,” Herbert Hoover. Hmm, sounds like Hoover was talking about ‘NIXON and his administration’, ‘Reagan and his administration’, ‘GW Bush and his administration’. Obama08

If there was a rabid dog on the ballot versus McCain, I would vote for the rabid dog.

You can give up defending the Clintons, But keep on defending GWB? That does not make any sense at all. I realize President Clinton may not have been the model for the role of President as most people see it. My opinion is that his private life is his private life even though he is a public figure that does not give us the right to know all his personal business. The scandal he was involved in with Monica did not cause a war or a recession so in my opinion the Clinton years were alot better than the last 8. If some people could be more open minded they would say the same. I do not see how any one could even compare what we have been through the last 8 years to the Clinton years they are as different as night and day and as for me my Clinton years were alot better.

Obama will sweep the floor with McCain. The war is a thorn for too many Americans. And Mac doesn’t know squat about the economy. The media took care of the republican threat when they took Romney out of the race with the Mormon/Flip-Flop card. Swear McCain into the rest home. He doesn’t have a chance!

Wow — check out the photo attached to the piece.
It appears McCain has finally found someone other than his mom to make him appear “younger.”

The LAST thing this nation needs is more GOP leadership… THAT is what got us into this mess we are in now. We need to veer HARD LEFT for about 3 decades in order to get back to center again.

The Kiss of Death!!!!!!!!

mark sez:
“So you think NOT initiating a “draft” was a ploy?”
The word one might attach to it is irrelevant. I seriously doubt that GWB/Rumsfeld considered a draft because they knew the political dynamic would not have been in their favor. All the chickenhawks and armchair generals might have been a little less blustery and a lot more willing to study things closer had they been faced with the possibility of their own children being in harms way. And yes, there are parents, particularly those of soldiers who are currently serving that feel OK with this but the fact is, there would have been many, many more that might not have. And most importantly, GWB did not want a repeat of the Vietnam era protests. These protests would almost certainly not have happened had their not been a draft.
“How about congratulating Bush for changing direction,”
It’s hard to congratulate him when his only apparent reason for changing was that his party got trounced in an election. Just think of all the lives and limbs that might have been saved had that hard headed excuse for a president ditched Rumsfeld and his war on the cheap philosophy long ago. Better yet, it would have been MUCH better had he listened to those who had experience at real war,… his own military! Things would be very different right now.
“turning the tide in Iraq,”
Look past the media noise mark. The surge was intended to give the Iraqi government the breathing space to bring about the political compromises needed to unite the country. This hasn’t happened and probably won’t. Look even further because it’s important to see that we’re not even back to the point were we were at the time of the president’s disgraceful show on the deck of that aircraft carrier. We haven’t even corrected our initial screw up much less made real progress.
Let’s not forget one very important thing about the Iraqi mess. It took focus off of Afghanistan where our real enemies were. What has recently occurred in that country was so very predictable.
“But once “we broke it”, we HAVE to fix it as well.”
Although it pains me to admit it, I agree but unless the next president is able to mend fences and get our former allies to help pay for the continued effort to accomplish this, we may be unable to. We are rapidly going broke and are in hock up to our ears to finance that insanity. This can not continue indefinitely unless we are to go the way of Russia.
” Could you even begin to imagine what Iran would do to a weakened Iraq??? ”
The same thing that they’re doing now with a weakened US.
“Yes, the war was too expensive, nobody wanted a protracted engagement, it was never meant to be.”
And yet there were many voices, including MANY in the military that warned about this but the NeoCon infestation that GWB brought into the Whitehouse was having none of this because it did not fit their ideology.

John McCain = George W. Bush
John McCain = An administration devoted to “perpetual war.”
John McCain = A flip-flopper who once rightly rejected Bush’s tax cuts for the obscenely wealthy, but subsequently sold his soul to the GOP-extremist devil, and now suddenly and magically “supports” making these despicable tax cuts permanent.
John McCain = A member of the “Keating Five,” caught while engaged in illegal shenanigans during the previous Bush administrations’ savings and loan looting scandals.
John McCain = “straight-talk express” now speaks with forked tongue
John McCain: A notoriously angry hothead and loose cannon, who has verbally cursed (including the “f” word) on the Senate floor his fellow party members with whom he disagreed.
John McCain = There’s far LESS to him than meets the eye.

Bush hasn’t done anything right. When the going gets tough the weak get going. Its easy to criticise. We live in a difficult world but so many expect that there should be only benefits and no cost, and so they must have a new voice, even if the voice is saying nothing except “Elect me. You will have no problems anymore. Here is more for you, you deserve it.”
I myself am waiting for China to rule the world, then these liberals will have nothing but excuses for the excesses and horrors that will be faced by all men. Do the Democrats have anything good to say even over their own lives or experiences in this wonderful country that we call the USA.

Somebody is finally older than Johnny mac!

One bad president, father of the worst president in history no less, recommends Mc Cain? That is hilarious!
Mc Cains thoughts must have been ” I am so not going to win anything now!”

The Hustonian — Thank you for making your comments in a thoughtful and non-provacative way. I think we could go back and forth on a few issues, but we would never convince each other. Enjoyed the healthy dialogue.

Now if we can just get George W. to campaign for him – even the Limbaugh groupies will realize “McCain is another George Bush” – only potentially worse (of that’s possible). If you want your grandkids kids fighting a religious war, you have your man. Remember folks, Rush doesn’t have the snap to believe in global warming “because it’s been a cold winter.” Rush and O’Reilly gave us Bush. Let’s give them Obama and let the fun begin. (PS. Obama has AGREED to appear on O’Reilly’s show. O’Reilly plans on bringing him down at that time. Won’t happen. But will be fun to watch/hear.

A great election to be a liberal Democrat voter. Two superb candidates.
I only hope you conservatives are just as happy with the Republican nominee.
I do think it is a little odd that on lotsa issues, John McCain is too progressive for most Democrats. For instance the Bingaman-McCain Immigrant Health Care Bill which would have let US taxpayers pay for all health care, not just emergency care, for illegal aliens. ==
I would have considered voting for McCain, but his immigrant bills are a little over the top and I don”t like that Eternal War – Borrow & Spend thing.

Each person who becomes President is an individual with his own mind and ideas, I would not say that George Bush and John McCain are exactly alike in their thought processes. What they do have in common is a conservative approach to govt.

I’m waiting for McCain to pick Jeb as VP

The current election dynamic illustrates the influence exerted by the media to control our nation. I am disgusted by the media’s corronaton of candidates. Why has McCain been selected as the only conservative choice? I don’t care whether the corporate news networks tell me Huckabee cannot win. How many will join me to vote for the best man, giving no consideration for this media circus? I hope enough of you agree with me to make the difference.

This is a huge mistake for McCain. He would do well to distance himself from the Bush evil empire.

I tell you, a vote for McCain is really 4 more years of George Bush and his policies. All because you didn”t vote for Romney, just because of his religion. If that isn”t enough, ex-governor of Florida, Jeb Bush, also endorsed John McCain. That”s it. You”ve had your chance to vote for someone whose policies are different in many respects from Bush and McCain, especially on illegal immigration, and you didn”t take that chance. Gullible idiots.